AMD 4118 specifications What is DualBIOSTM technology? Answer

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I. Q: What is DualBIOSTM technology?

Answer:

DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOSTM technology simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however, if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged, and is completely transparent to the user.

II.Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOSTM technology?

Answer:

In today’s systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus attacks, BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself.

1.New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.

2.BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.

3.If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system may not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot.

4.A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics. The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals often, there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM.

With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOSTM technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons. This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures.

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Contents FCC Compliance Statement Harmful interference To radioDeclaration of Conformity 7ZXR Page Bios How This Manual Is OrganizedPage Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Summary Of Features CPUBios 7ZXR Motherboard Layout 7ZXR7ZXR Motherboard Layout Ë100 102 104 106 108 110 112 133 CPU Speed Setup0AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation Set System Bus SpeedConnectors Floppy Port Game & Audio Port IDE1,IDE2 Primary/Secondary,IDE3/IDE4Raid/ATA100 Port CPU Fan J12 Wake On LAN J15 Auxin J18 CD Audio Line JP8 / LED1 STR LED Connector & Dimm LED USB 1 Connector BAT1 Battery Panel And Jumper DefinitionJP3 Clear Cmos Function Optional JP4 Rear USB Device Wake up Selection USB Connector Æ USB1 JP10 Bios Write Protection Optional JP11 Front USB Device Wake up Selection USB Port Æ USB2 JP19 Onboard Promise Selection Optional Performance List Winbench99Winstone99 Block Diagram AMD-K7TMStep-By-Step Setup Suspend To RAM InstallationSTR function Installation Setup with Windows 98 CDStep How to put your system into STR mode? Suspend to RAM Installation How to recover from the STR sleep mode? + Dimm LED What is Dual Bios Technology? Dual Bios IntroductionPress F1 to enter Dual Bios Utility How to use Dual BIOS? a. Boot ScreenBios will auto detect StatusHalt On Error DisableDefault, Enable Boot From Main Bios Default, Backup BiosAuto Recovery EnabledDefault, Disabled Copy Main ROM Data to BackupDualBIOSTM Technology FAQ What’s DualBIOSTM?What is DualBIOSTM technology? Answer III. Q How does DualBIOSTM technology work? Answer IV. Q Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology? Answer7ZXR Motherboard Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction What is Four Speaker?How to use Four Speaker? Four Speaker IntroductionFour Speaker Application How to use SPDIF? What is SPDIF?Spdif Introduction 7ZXR Motherboard Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction @ Bios Introduction Gigabyte announces @ Bios Windows Bios live update utilityEasy TuneIIITM Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII Windows overdrive utility7ZXR Motherboard RAID 0 stripe What is Raid?Raid Introduction RAID 1 mirrorAbout RAID Levels Striping RAIDMirroring RAID RAID 1 MirroringCreating Your Disk Array Creating an Array for Performance Creating a Security Array With New DrivesCreating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive Raid Introduction Using FastBuild Configuration Utility Viewing Bios ScreenNavigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Using the Main MenuCreating Arrays Automatically Optimize Array ForUsing a Hot Spare Drive Defining Typical Application UsageCreating Multiple Disk Arrays Viewing Drive Assignments ModeArray No RAID Mode Total Drv CapacityMB Status Manually Creating an ArraySelecting Array Type Selecting Stripe BlockAssigning Drives to Array Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive↑ Up ↓ ESC Exit Ctrl-Y Save Making a Disk Array Bootable How Orders Arrays How Saves Array InformationDeleting An Array 7ZXR Motherboard Rebuilding a Mirrored Array Keys Available ↑ Up ↓ Down ESC Exit Enter Select Viewing Controller Settings Halting Bios On Bootup ErrorsViewing System Resources Memory Installation Bios Setup Bios Setup Entering SetupChipset Features Setup Standard Cmos SetupBios Features Setup Main MenuLoad Bios Defaults Power Management SetupPnP/PCI Configurations Load Setup DefaultsStandard Cmos Setup DateTime Primary Master / Slave , Secondary Master / SlaveFloppy Drive a / Drive B Base Memory Boot Sector Virus ProtectionMemory Extended MemoryBios Features Setup 1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot DeviceDefault value Boot Up Num-LockPassword Check A.R.T. for Hard DisksDram Frequency Chipset Features SetupTop Performance Sdram CAS# LatencyAGP Comp. Driving AGP ModePCI Delay Transaction AGP Aperture SizeSdram Command Drive Bios Flash ProtectionDelay Dram Read Latch Dram Drive StrengthCAS# Drive RAS# DrivePower Management Setup Acpi Sleep TypeUSB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5 Display Activity Soft-off by Power ButtonSuspend Time Out Minute System after AC Back FunctionResume On RTC Alarm Reset Configuration Data PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPnP OS Installed VGA Boot FromDMA Channel 0,1,3,5,6,7 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,14,15Load Bios Defaults Load Bios Defaults Y/N? NLoad Setup Defaults Load Setup DefaultsIntegrated Peripherals On Board Serial Port aOn Board Serial Port B Parallel Port Mode Serial Port B ModeDuplex Mode On Board Parallel portOnBoard Legacy Audio AC97 AudioMC97 Modem Sound BlasterMPU-401 I/O Address Game Port 200h-207hHardware Monitor Set Supervisor / User Password Load Setup Defaults Exit Without SavingIDE HDD Auto Detection Save & Exit Setup Save to Cmos and EXITY/N? YExit Without Saving Quit without saving Y/N ? NAppendix Click Next Click Finish to restart computer Appendix B Creative Sound Driver Installation Click here ClickNext Click Finish to restart computer 103 104 FastTrak Utility Installation Click Next Click Finish to restart Promise RAID Driver Installation Appendix D Bios Flash Procedure Bios update procedure109 Aflashxxx.exe 7ZXR.f1 Appendix E Acronyms DDRVID